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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Forbes has an article out on this that I don't believe has been linked (might be pay walled):

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizdoestone/2026/05/27/applications-to-washington-university-in-st-louis-are-about-to-surge/[/quote]

This article is hilariously bad, maybe it was written by ChatGPT? Woohoo one less essay, get ready for the floodgates! It reads like a paid promotion. [/quote]

Right…it sounds like Forbes took some WashU $$$ in exchange for a boosting article.[/quote]

Only Emory Mom can link a poorly written article with a negative assumption about WashU [/quote]
So every negative comment about washu is from Emory mom? [/quote]

It is what is said. Preposterous and stupid statements. The above one is an example. Another one was something like the students are all wealthy because a fountain on campus has the name of the donor on it. When pressed, she doubled down and said and also the students take ubers to go to brunch. [/quote]

Np. Well that is not entirely true because I made the second comment on that thread in defence of WashU kids. I am not Emory mom. My point was they are very well off at washu for the most part. But it’s not the flashy private jets, trips and yacht parties like you see at UMiami for example. I lived in St Louis. They are just very comfortable. They get extremely nice dorm and dinning accommodations at WashU. And they love eating out at the really good food scene in St Louis. What seemed to me a lot. I personally knew students who regularly are out with a large group of friends. It was obvious they didn’t have any concern for money. I wasn’t disparaging them or the school. Quite the opposite. They otherwise seemed like delightful, down to earth, students.

I loved St Louis by the way. I would raise a family there. Lots to do and low col. nice Midwestern people. [/quote]

My guess is you don’t have a student there. A massive number are on financial aid. I go and visit and drive a group to the Aldi where they spend 30 min debating value and need. They share clothes needed for events bc they aren’t buying new. They share Ubers or pay $5 to rent a car as a group. One friend’s summer wardrobe for an office job she got is completely free from the professional closet they have there. This is not a handful like this…most that I meet are like this. In fact, I didn’t even know intl students could be on aid…but I haven’t met one who isn’t based on income level.

The fact that it’s beautiful and well maintained does NOT mean these kids are all wealthy. Some? Sure. [/quote]

What you are saying applies to EVERY private school. Each one has roughly 50% full pay, 50% on finaid. Your post adds little to the discussion.[/quote]

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